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G. S. BALDWIN.

OVERSHOE. I No. 286,761. Patented Oct. 16, 1883.

(No Model.)

i NITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES S. BALDVIN, OF NAUCATUCK, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO GOODYEARS METALLIC RUBBER SHOE COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

OVERSHOE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 286,761, dated October 16, 1883.

v Application filed August 13, 1883. (Nomodelfl To all whom) it nay concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES S. BALDWIN, of Nangatuck, in the county of New Haven and State of Connecticut, have invented anew Improvenientin Overshoes; and I do hereby declare the following, when taken in connection with accompanying drawings and the let-' ters of reference marked thereon, to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same, and which said drawings constitute part of specification, and represent, in-

Figure 1, a perspective View; Fig. 2, the stay detached; Fig. 3, a longitudinal section.

This invention relates to an improvement in the manufacture of india-rubber overshoes.

The reat Wearin -strain on the 11 mm of overshoes comes across the ball portion. This is caused by the constant bending of the shoe on that line as the foot is bent in walking.

The object of my invention is to prevent the cracking of the upper across the ball; audit con sists inastay of suitablematerialintrodncedbetween the outer and lining, extending from the sole on one side over the ball to the sole on the opposite side, and as more fully hereinafter de scribed.

The general cut of the shoe may be of any desirable style. In making up the shoe I apply the lining to the last in the usual manner, and then place over the ball portion of the shoe a stay, A. This stay is best made from a strong fabric, but may be of any suitable material. It extends from the bottom of the shoe at one side over the ball to the bottom 011 the opposite side, and is out so as to extend back on each side toward the hollow of the foot, as shown detached in Fig. 2. Then over this the outer is plaeedin the usual manner. The rubber outer is worked down upon the stay and upon the lining, the stay appearing as a raised surface on the upper, so that the extra staying of the shoe is apparent. By employing a strong flexible material for this stay the shoe is 

